Ebook A Narrative of Excursions, Voyages, and Travels, Performed at Different Periods in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa

The great nations Of Europe will at all times have a command ing in?uence on the affairs of nations and will long hold it, parti cuiarl y, over the Levant, once, the greatest theatre Of human action. Half the mighty battles of past ages by land and sea have been fought there. This region, and the farthest East, in my Opinion, are destined, in the process Of ages, to be governed entirely by european nations. The Asiatics have no elements of recupe rative power in their institutions, although they are among the bravest of the human race.